The Ghana Industrial Trawlers Association (GITA) has called for urgent and substantial investment in maritime security following the recent armed attack on artisanal fishers off the coast of Senya Bereku in the Central Region.  
In a press statement, GITA expressed solidarity with more than 70 artisanal fishers who were attacked and robbed at gunpoint while engaged in lawful fishing activities at sea.  
It extended sympathy to the affected fisherfolk, their families, and the Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council (GNCFC), stressing that no Ghanaian fisherman should have to risk his life simply to earn a living.  
GITA, however, described the incident as a troubling signal that Ghana’s territorial waters might not be as secure as required, warning that the threat could extend beyond artisanal operations.  
The association questioned how safe industrial fishing vessels were under the prevailing circumstances, noting that if heavily populated canoe fleets could be attacked a
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